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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 20500

Injection of medication directly into an abnormal narrow channel that runs from an internal area, such as a chronic infection or abscess, out through the skin surface. This is done to help treat the underlying condition, such as a persistent infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$100 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$724 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,467Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $195
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,288professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $141 · 25th of 51
CA $490KY $105

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.